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Tech Tip: Understanding Active Directory’s Native Auditing Capabilities

Allow me to introduce the 2nd in our series of Active Directory Tech Tip's by Darren Mar-Elia: Active Directory (AD) includes built-in auditing that lets you track changes within the directory. This capability is much improved since Server 2008 shipped...

Published Wed, Jan 04 2012 10:16 AM by David Shephard

Filed under: Active Directory, Microsoft, Group Policy, Security, GPO, AD, MMC, Tech Tip, System Access Control Lists, domain controllers, Event Log, Native Auditing, Directory Services, SACL, Audit Events, Server 2008, auditpol.exe, Windows Server 2003, Native OS Auditing, David Shephard, Security Web
Tech Tip: Understanding the AD Delegation Model—Delegating Group Membership Management

Welcome to this, the first in a series, of Active Directory Tech Tips by Darren Mar-Elia: The Active Directory (AD) delegation model is a highly granular, sometimes complicated thing with a myriad of issues to consider, such as inheritance from parent...

Published Wed, Nov 09 2011 3:04 PM by David Shephard

Filed under: Active Directory, Microsoft, AD, OU, ACE, ACL, Group, Users and Computers, Delegation Model, Microsoft Management Console, Editor, How To, MMC, Access Control List, Tech Tip, Delegating Group Membership Management, Organizational Unit, Delegation of Control Wizard, Access Control Entry, David Shephard, Security Web
Questions & Answers from Managing Active Directory for Data Integrity & Security

On September 14th we hosted along with the leading independent community for IT professionals deploying Microsoft Windows server and client applications and technologies: Windows IT Pro , the webcast Managing Active Directory for Data Integrity &...

Published Mon, Sep 26 2011 2:27 PM by David Shephard

Filed under: Active Directory, NetIQ, Microsoft, Security, Windows IT Pro, GPO, Provisioning, De-Provisioning, best policy, Identity, Data Integrity, Darren Mar-Elia, best practice, passwords, Windows, GPOGuy, AD, David Shephard, Security Web
New Chart: 57% of IT Security Departments Understaffed

During a recent webinar, “ Control Access Rights: The Case for User Provisioning ”, our featured speaker, Andras Cser, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research , spoke about trends he is seeing in the Identity & Access Management (IAM)...

Published Wed, May 04 2011 1:45 PM by Renee Bradshaw

Filed under: Active Directory, AD Administration, NetIQ, Compliance, Active Directory Administration, user provisioning, reduce administrative priviledge, ITPA, IT Process Automation, Security, Active Directory Management, Data Protection, Information Security, Identity Management, Identity and Access Management, staffing, HR, Provisioning, threat, IAM, privilege delegation, Identity Administration, Human Resources, IT Departments, Access Rights, Andras Cser, Risk, Insider Threat, Breach, IT Security, Renee Bradshaw, Security Web
New Chart: How Does Your Company Manage User Privileges?

Any company focused on information security must proactively manage user privileges throughout the identity lifecycle of every employee, contractor, and partner. Beginning with the on-boarding of a staff member, continuing through their career at the...

Published Mon, Mar 28 2011 10:40 AM by Renee Bradshaw

Filed under: Active Directory, AD Administration, Directory and Resource Administrator, Active Directory Administration, data breach, user provisioning, Native Tools, IT Process Automation, Active Directory Management, Automate user provisioning, Identity Management, Identity and Access Management, Provisioning, De-Provisioning, Identity Administration, Onboarding, Forrester Research, Andras Cser, Renee Bradshaw, Security Web
Ready, Set…IAM!

Identity and Access Management (IAM) is all the rage now and we have posted our share of blogs on this topic . Despite, or perhaps because of, the enthusiasm surrounding IAM , I advocate a sensible and phased approach to implementing IAM within your IT...

Published Mon, Mar 07 2011 11:45 AM by Renee Bradshaw

Filed under: NetIQ, user provisioning, Security, Identity and Access Management, IAM, RBAC, Access Rights, NRG Energy, Forrester Research, Directories, Andras Cser, Forrester, Role-Based Access Control, Renee Bradshaw, Security Web
Identifying Thought Leaders in an IAM Project

I realize many of you noticed that I took a slight detour in this series and posted a blog the other day around the provisioning of New Hires in a resurgent economy . I did that because I know some of you are asking yourself the question of “when...

Published Fri, Mar 04 2011 12:55 PM by Michael Mychalczuk

Filed under: NetIQ, Identity and Access Management, IAM, Michael Mychalczuk, Security Web
Provisioning New Hires in a Resurgent Economy

Last Fall, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner spoke about the global workforce entering what he calls a “talent economy age” during the Web 2.0 conference . Several weeks ago, Google also announced it intends to hire 6,000 new employees in 2011 to further...

Published Thu, Feb 17 2011 11:10 AM by Michael Mychalczuk

Filed under: user provisioning, ITPA, IT Process Automation, Linkedin, Identity and Access Management, HR, Provisioning, IAM, Google, Manulife, New Jobs, Helpdesk, Hiring, Bill Cheney, Onboarding, Human Resources, Jeff Weiner, Helpdesk Ticketing, IT Departments, New Hires, Michael Mychalczuk, Security Web
Choosing Where to Begin an IAM Project

In my last post , I spent a considerable amount of time talking about the organization’s natural bias, and the importance of identifying and understanding that bias. I did that because in this post, I want to start focusing on where an organization...

Published Tue, Feb 01 2011 10:24 AM by Michael Mychalczuk

Filed under: Active Directory, user provisioning, Information Security, Gartner, Identity and Access Management, Perry Carpenter, IAM, Identity Intelligence, Identity Administration, Database Monitoring, SIEM, File Intregrity Management, FIM, Michael Mychalczuk, Security Web
2011 Forget The Year of "the Rabbit" - It's Really "The Year of the Identity"

Greetings to all of you who have been following "All Things Admin" blog. On behalf of the NetIQ Enterprise Administration product teams I want to wish all of you a happy and prosperous new year. So as you have noticed, I am a new face / voice...

Published Wed, Jan 19 2011 1:05 PM by Michael Mychalczuk

Filed under: NetIQ, Administration, user provisioning, Security, Identity Management, Identity and Access Management, IAM, Antivirus, OSI Model, Intelligence, Authentication, Spam, Authorization, Enterprise Administration, Networking, Michael Mychalczuk, Security Web
Your Identity and Access Management Project: Is the tail wagging the dog?

Do you ever get that odd sensation that the tail is wagging the dog when it comes to Identity and Access Management (IAM)? If you do, fear not, for you are not alone. There is a lot going on in the industry right now and needless to say, IAM is still...

Published Wed, Sep 29 2010 4:36 PM by Erin Avery

Filed under: Gartner, Identity and Access Management, Perry Carpenter, Apple iPad, Erin Avery, Security Web
Why Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) Doesn’t Cut It When It Comes To Security

I was out visiting some of our long time NetIQ customers last week to discuss how Active Directory plays a role in their approach to Identity and Access Management and Enterprise Security . One customer I visited has about 30 different business units...

Published Tue, Sep 21 2010 4:05 PM by Erin Avery

Filed under: Active Directory, user provisioning, Security, GPO, Identity and Access Management, Audit and Report, ADUC, Group Policy Object, Erin Avery, Security Web
User Provisioning, Like a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

Provisioning and de-provisioning users and groups is one of the most common and visible activities IT organizations perform. As organizations change and the needs of the business evolve, IT is consistently tasked with granting and revoking user access...

Published Tue, Sep 07 2010 2:57 PM by Erin Avery

Filed under: user provisioning, Security, Audit, Erin Avery, Security Web
How to Avoid Flaws in Identity Management

I recently gave a presentation at the IDC Asia Pacific CIO Summit 2010 around Identity & Access Management (IAM) and security . It struck me that I should write up and share what I discussed and let you see the slides . Basically, my presentation...

Published Fri, Sep 03 2010 9:00 AM by Haf

Filed under: data breach, Security, Identity Management, Identity and Access Management, De-Provisioning, IAM, CIO Summit, IDC, privilege delegation, Haf, Security Web
Change is good, except when it isn’t

The last two years have been a wild and crazy ride for most companies. Mergers, acquisitions, layoffs, unexpected growth, and reorganization – it all comes down to change. They say that change is good and should be embraced, but sometimes change...

Published Thu, Sep 02 2010 11:57 AM by Erin Avery

Filed under: user provisioning, Verizon Data Breach Report, Merger and Acquisition, Change, Erin Avery, Security Web

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Tech Tip: Understanding Active Directory’s Native Auditing Capabilities

Tech Tip: Understanding the AD Delegation Model—Delegating Group Membership Management

Questions & Answers from Managing Active Directory for Data Integrity & Security

New Chart: 57% of IT Security Departments Understaffed

New Chart: How Does Your Company Manage User Privileges?

Ready, Set…IAM!

Identifying Thought Leaders in an IAM Project

Provisioning New Hires in a Resurgent Economy

Choosing Where to Begin an IAM Project

2011 Forget The Year of "the Rabbit" - It's Really "The Year of the Identity"

Your Identity and Access Management Project: Is the tail wagging the dog?

Why Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) Doesn’t Cut It When It Comes To Security

User Provisioning, Like a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

How to Avoid Flaws in Identity Management

Change is good, except when it isn’t